Marc Ebuña
@marcebuna.info
🇵🇭🇺🇸🏳️🌈 Transit wonk from Queens/LI working on digital passenger info systems
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Marc Ebuña
@marcebuna.info
· Nov 14
Any interest in a #transittech feed and/or starter pack to make sure the signal is stronger for real people doing real work to make transit ops and rider info better and overpowers the noise of gadgetbahns?
So apparently there's a decent amount of interest!
✋ if you work in this space and would like to be added to a starter pack
Would love to continue raising awareness of these careers and key needs in transit
✋ if you work in this space and would like to be added to a starter pack
Would love to continue raising awareness of these careers and key needs in transit
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MBTA, Keolis complete rail replacement on Fairmount Line in advance of battery-electric multiple unit (BEMU) operations, although the procurement process just began last January | Trains Magazine - www.trains.com/pro/maintena...
MBTA, Keolis complete rail replacement on Fairmount Line - Trains
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has completed over 28 miles of rail on its Fairmount Line, part of work in preparation for the eventual launch of battery-electric train service...
www.trains.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
MBTA, Keolis complete rail replacement on Fairmount Line in advance of battery-electric multiple unit (BEMU) operations, although the procurement process just began last January | Trains Magazine - www.trains.com/pro/maintena...
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Zohran adding YIMBYs to his transition team is resulting in some absolutely incredible Left NIMBY crashouts over on Twitter. This is my favorite.
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Zohran adding YIMBYs to his transition team is resulting in some absolutely incredible Left NIMBY crashouts over on Twitter. This is my favorite.
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WE WANT TRAINS!
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
WE WANT TRAINS!
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
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a few pictures from the second day of celebrations for the extension of the rem. cdpq infra built 50 km of rapid transit in less than 8 years and at a cost of 128 million dollars per km. and there’s more to come!
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
a few pictures from the second day of celebrations for the extension of the rem. cdpq infra built 50 km of rapid transit in less than 8 years and at a cost of 128 million dollars per km. and there’s more to come!
Ran into [REDACTED] on le REM
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ran into [REDACTED] on le REM
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The Québec pension fund, Caisse de Dépôts, did it again: they soft opened the Deux-Montagnes branch of REM, an automated train, yesterday.
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Québec pension fund, Caisse de Dépôts, did it again: they soft opened the Deux-Montagnes branch of REM, an automated train, yesterday.
Also worth noting how REM has elegantly they're able to declutter overhead cable runs by consolidating everything into neat utility conduits combined with lighting
This is easy when you're doing greenfield construction and major station rebuild projects but I feel like you can also plan this
This is easy when you're doing greenfield construction and major station rebuild projects but I feel like you can also plan this
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Also worth noting how REM has elegantly they're able to declutter overhead cable runs by consolidating everything into neat utility conduits combined with lighting
This is easy when you're doing greenfield construction and major station rebuild projects but I feel like you can also plan this
This is easy when you're doing greenfield construction and major station rebuild projects but I feel like you can also plan this
I'm just noticing all the REM stations actually don't have central HVAC — they're fully enclosed but costs seem to be kept simple with fans for circulation, radiant heaters for warmth, and louvers and louvered windows for passive circulation
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I'm just noticing all the REM stations actually don't have central HVAC — they're fully enclosed but costs seem to be kept simple with fans for circulation, radiant heaters for warmth, and louvers and louvered windows for passive circulation
If I haven't said it before, the stations are beautifully simple with high quality finishes
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If I haven't said it before, the stations are beautifully simple with high quality finishes
Some signage including elevator screens on these Otis elevators on REM
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Some signage including elevator screens on these Otis elevators on REM
Fun random transit facility things at Deux-Montagnes aujourd'hui
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Fun random transit facility things at Deux-Montagnes aujourd'hui
Le Grand Ligne de Inauguration de REM
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Le Grand Ligne de Inauguration de REM
Allons-y ! À Deux-Montagnes 🥹
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Allons-y ! À Deux-Montagnes 🥹
Just found a Navilens code at Bonaventure station and it simply says...
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Just found a Navilens code at Bonaventure station and it simply says...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Has anyone yet come up with a computational method to analyze street networks to rate streets within them on a scale of servability by fixed route bus transit?
Ie is there a way to visualize and assess the percent of streets in a region with residents who can't effectively be served by bus routes?
Ie is there a way to visualize and assess the percent of streets in a region with residents who can't effectively be served by bus routes?
November 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Has anyone yet come up with a computational method to analyze street networks to rate streets within them on a scale of servability by fixed route bus transit?
Ie is there a way to visualize and assess the percent of streets in a region with residents who can't effectively be served by bus routes?
Ie is there a way to visualize and assess the percent of streets in a region with residents who can't effectively be served by bus routes?
Oh if the state of these flags isn't an apt metaphor for the state of America and this Six Flags 🫣🫠
November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oh if the state of these flags isn't an apt metaphor for the state of America and this Six Flags 🫣🫠
The state of Six Flags America right now in one photo
November 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The state of Six Flags America right now in one photo
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I think the real question is: is the 20% increase in non-paying riders mostly people who were riding and paying before? Or some of the previous riders aren't riding anymore and some new riders aren't paying (and wouldn't ride if they had to)?
An interesting investigation in @upshot.nytimes.com today evaluating some of the challenges to improving buses in NYC—whether through speed or fares www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link!)
Interesting tidbit: Bus ridership is basically back to pre-pandemic levels—but fare payment is way down.
Interesting tidbit: Bus ridership is basically back to pre-pandemic levels—but fare payment is way down.
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I think the real question is: is the 20% increase in non-paying riders mostly people who were riding and paying before? Or some of the previous riders aren't riding anymore and some new riders aren't paying (and wouldn't ride if they had to)?
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My political platform is that we should be building 50 subway lines, millions of housing units, tens of thousands of bike lanes and dozens of nuclear power plants all at the same time.
October 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My political platform is that we should be building 50 subway lines, millions of housing units, tens of thousands of bike lanes and dozens of nuclear power plants all at the same time.
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The 115-year-old Hudson River Tunnel requires regular repairs and continues to degrade each year. The project could have been complete by now if Trump weren’t complicating the funding. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports:
trib.al/jozNNsm
trib.al/jozNNsm
Another Rail Headache for New York and New Jersey, Courtesy of Trump - The American Prospect
The Gateway Program aims to bring the New York metro section of the nation’s rail infrastructure into the 21st century, but President Trump has threatened to terminate the project, blaming "DEI" and the government shutdown.
trib.al
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The 115-year-old Hudson River Tunnel requires regular repairs and continues to degrade each year. The project could have been complete by now if Trump weren’t complicating the funding. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports:
trib.al/jozNNsm
trib.al/jozNNsm
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The long-awaited REM extension to Montreal’s North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations to the network.
REM line to Montreal's North Shore to begin Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations
The long-awaited REM train line linking downtown Montreal and Deux-Montagnes on the North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17.
cultmtl.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The long-awaited REM extension to Montreal’s North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations to the network.
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Spotted the Cascades trainset in the Philly yard
My first time seeing a Siemens Venture cab car in person
My first time seeing a Siemens Venture cab car in person
October 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Spotted the Cascades trainset in the Philly yard
My first time seeing a Siemens Venture cab car in person
My first time seeing a Siemens Venture cab car in person
Are anticlimbers between cars on open gangway trainsets typically this chonky?
The TTC Rocket doesn't have these as far as I could see
Is this required because of how far apart the cars are on R211 for tight curves?
The TTC Rocket doesn't have these as far as I could see
Is this required because of how far apart the cars are on R211 for tight curves?
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Are anticlimbers between cars on open gangway trainsets typically this chonky?
The TTC Rocket doesn't have these as far as I could see
Is this required because of how far apart the cars are on R211 for tight curves?
The TTC Rocket doesn't have these as far as I could see
Is this required because of how far apart the cars are on R211 for tight curves?